Franklin Cliffs
Franklin Cliffs is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 920 m. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the northeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose River Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Skyline Drive runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 920 m
How to reach it
- On the Skyline Drive, National
- 20.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Franklin Cliffs Overlook · 1 mi
- Fishers Gap Overlook · 1 mi
- Spitler Knoll Overlook · 1 mi
- Blackrock Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blackrock: 1.4 mi
- Stony Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Nakedtop: 1.6 mi
- Spitler Hill: 1.6 mi
- Tanbark Flat: 1.8 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 7.5 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 8.1 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 9.1 mi
- Carillon Park: 9.3 mi
- Eugene Park: 9.6 mi
- CCC Camp: 1.5 mi
- Five Tents: 3.2 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 9.0 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.0 mi
- Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.1 mi
- Rose River Falls: 0.7 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 1.3 mi
- Lewis Spring Falls: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Run Falls: 2.9 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 2.9 mi
- Old School House Museum: 9.0 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 9.0 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 9.5 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 9.5 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 9.5 mi
- Davids Spring: 0.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 1.3 mi
- Lewis Spring: 1.8 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 2.3 mi
- Furnace Spring: 4.7 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 1.1 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 9.0 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 9.2 mi
- Luray Caverns: 9.4 mi
- Luray Caverns: 9.4 mi
- The Garden Maze: 9.5 mi
- Love: 9.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 18.1 mi
- Cootie Bug: 18.1 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 21.1 mi
- LOVE: 23.0 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 3.1 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 16.3 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 10.6 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 23.6 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Franklin Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | NE 47° | 1,232 m | 1.9 mi |
| Stony Man | NNE 32° | 1,220 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fork Mountain | S 177° | 1,172 m | 4.0 mi |
| Hazeltop | SSW 203° | 1,149 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bushytop | NNE 26° | 1,142 m | 4.2 mi |
| Nakedtop | NNE 27° | 1,138 m | 1.6 mi |
| Spitler Hill | E 81° | 1,138 m | 1.6 mi |
| Betty's Rock | NE 44° | 1,131 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 1 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356561762
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 3 mi
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